In union terms, a direct strike occurs
A) when an organized body of workers withholds its labor to force the employer to comply with its demands.
B) when union members and their supporters refuse to buy products from a company being struck.
C) when workers who have no particular grievance of their own and who may or may not have the same employer decide to strike in support of others.
D) when people refuse to patronize companies that handle products of struck companies.

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A direct strike is a work stoppage in which an organized body of workers withholds its labor to put pressure on the employer to accept their demands. This is the most commonly used form of strike in union activity. Option B, C, and D are not direct strikes, but rather forms of secondary actions taken in support of a primary strike.

In Union Terms, a Direct Strike Occurs